Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Metronite Quarry, Felch, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA

mindat Locality ID: 16266
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16266.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Metronite Quarry, Felch, Dickinson Co., Michigan, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°0'0"N
Longitude: 87°50'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46,-87.833333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Mica
None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scapolite	Serpentine	Spinel	Talc	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Meionite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Talc ()*
Tremolite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Mica
None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Scapolite Serpentine Spinel Talc Zircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3419
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	708
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	951
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7437
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	14899
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	176
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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